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There are a handful of questions on almost every law school application that require the applicant to elaborate in an attached statement, or addendum, if s/he answers the question in the affirmative. The three most common addenda questions involve academic challenges, college disciplinary or criminal records, and the...

What you’re looking for in a law school depends largely on your career goals—why do you want to be a lawyer in the first place? But it also depends on a number of other personal factors, including geographic preferences, intellectual interests, and desired learning environment. The...

The law school application process should ideally begin about a year and a half before you intend to start law school. At that time, you’d want to think about when to take the LSAT and how to prepare, who you’ll ask for letters of recommendation, and where...

There are some 200 law schools in the United States that are accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). Applying to law school is a costly and time-consuming endeavor, but not nearly as costly or time-consuming as attending law school. Since you will likely leave law school with a personal debt...

The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is an admission requirement for almost* all ABA-accredited law schools in the United States. It will be given four times a year in 2017-18 (June, September, December and February), and beginning in 2018-19, six times a year (September, November, January, March, June, and July)...

This is the criterion most often discussed by prospective law students and the most difficult to determine because it is so subjective. You need to decide what is important to you and not rely on someone else’s “ranking.” In particular, once you leave the set of 10 or 20 schools considered “...

Why are you thinking about law school? The most common reasons I hear are some variation of the following:
I like to argue.
I took Constitutional Law/Legal 250/Civil Liberties/etc. and it was mind-blowing.
Law is so fascinating.
I want a reliable, interesting job.
I want to make...

You should take the LSAT no later than the summer or fall of the year in which you intend to apply, a full year (or more) before you intend to begin law school. If you are still in college and plan to go to law school right after graduation, you...

Once you have decided what you want from a law school, then you can begin to narrow your search. Application fees range from $50 to $90. Being selective saves you time and money. (Please note, though, that fee waivers are often available for applications.) However, don’t put all your eggs in...

What will the test be like?
The LSAT consists of five multiple choice sections, each containing one of three different question types:
• Reading comprehension questions (one section)
• Analytical reasoning questions (one section)
• Logical reasoning questions (two sections)
One additional section is of one of these three types, but is not...